Co 336 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople or Antioch) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
491
Not before (date)
476
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X, Zeno 962/969, pp. 314, 315 (monogram 5)
Preservation comment
Wear: P/aVF. Slightly chipped edge; extensive marginal and circumferential cracking; somewhat extensive, slight pitting to gouging. Wide, thin patches of light blue bronze corrosion on both faces.
Published as
Hohlfelder1973, pp. 92-93, no. 11, pl. 18
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 54, 88, no. 650, pl. IV (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.5
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.8
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N ZENO P?] F AVG
Reverse Inscription
Monogram of emperor (retrograde Z); within wreath
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 336 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople or Antioch).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0336>